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Authorities in London are investigating three incidents on the London Underground and one explosion on a bus. Police say one person has been injured but they emphasized that the incidents were not on the scale of four explosions two weeks ago today that killed more than 50 people.

After the latest London bombings, New York City police began random searches of packages and backpacks brought onto the subway. Police promised "a systematized approach" that would avoid racial profiling. No one could recall a precedent for such broad searches, however, and civil libertarians questioned their legality. Richard Hake of NPR station WNYC reports.

In his career as a lawyer, Supreme Court nominee John Roberts argued almost 40 cases before the nation's highest court. With the help of some archival audio, Nina Totenberg looks at the arguments he made.

Richard Harris profiles Ghana's first manufacturer of generic AIDS drugs. It's the brainchild of Yaw Adu Gyamfi, an American-trained Ghanaian who brought together diverse interests to make it happen. The company hopes to produce drugs in Ghana for nations throughout Africa.

On the 10th consecutive night of urban unrest that started in Paris' immigrant-populated suburbs, the violence spreads to other French cities. For the first time Saturday night, the rioting reaches central Paris, where scores of cars were burned. And police are hard-pressed to control the attacks.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz is also a horror movie fan. He reviews a new DVD collection of the horror films of producer Val Lewton. The films include The Leopard Man, Curse of the Cat People, and I Walked with a Zombie, along with six other films.

Manadel al-Jamadi died in Abu Ghraib, just hours after his capture by Navy SEALs and the CIA. His death was ruled a homicide. A special report investigates what happened just before Jamadi's collapse.

As a grand jury's term expires in the investigation of the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame, special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald schedules a 2 p.m. news conference Friday. Speculation swirls regarding potential indictments.

Lance Armstong enjoys strong prospects for winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France as the competition heads toward Sunday's finish in Paris. Melissa Block talks to former racer Frankie Andreu of the Outdoor Life Network.

Michael Ramos was the ideal sideman, recording with John Mellencamp, the BoDeans and The Rembrandts. Now, with his own group, Charanga Cakewalk, he returns to his Tex-Mex roots.